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Living and Learning in the 21st Century

Morning Session

8:30 - 10:30 Opening Discussion: Research in the Age of Wikipedia: This keynote-style session discusses issues related to research and how we should approach student research.



10: 45 - 12:00 Using Web 2.0 Tools to Support Research: This hands-on section will introduce participants to online research tools.

Diigo (http://www.diigo.com): where to share resources
Google (http://www.google.com) : where to find resources to share
Bibliography Tools (http://www.diigo.com/list/witchyrichy/reference-management-software): how to make attribution for resources

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch: Is it an hour?

1:00 - 4:00

Opening Discussion: Helping Teachers Integrate Technology

Let's meet some teachers: Jim, Becky, and John

NOTE: The videos came from CaseNEX, an online professional development provider who has created case studies related to technology and change. The cases are available free of charge: http://www.casenex.com/casenet/frontPages/PA_CFF_ResrcCtr/index.jsp. This is the link to Freedom Area High School case study where you can find the lesson plans and examples mentioned in the videos: http://www.casenex.com/casenet/frontPages/PA_CFF_ResrcCtr/freedomCaseModule.jsp

TPACK and Activity Types to Plan for Technology



Visit the TPACK wiki: http://www.tpack.org

Learn About Activity Types: http://activitytypes.wmwikis.net

Let's look at some examples: http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/

Let's play the TPACK Game!

Using Web 2.0 Tools to Present Research

• What You Need to Know About Copyright: http://witchyrichy.wikispaces.com/copyright
• Creating Voice Threads:
  • http://www.voicethreads.com